Cambridge Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

Cambridge Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Township

The Broom-Braden Stone House, a historic site in the township

Location of Cambridge Township in Guernsey County
Coordinates: 40°1′35″N 81°35′3″W / 40.02639°N 81.58417°W / 40.02639; -81.58417Coordinates: 40°1′35″N 81°35′3″W / 40.02639°N 81.58417°W / 40.02639; -81.58417
Country United States
State Ohio
County Guernsey
Area
 • Total 34.9 sq mi (90.4 km2)
 • Land 34.8 sq mi (90.2 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 863 ft (263 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 15,505
 • Density 445.3/sq mi (171.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 43725, 43750
Area code(s) 740
FIPS code 39-11003[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086178[1]

Cambridge Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 15,505 people in the township, 3,985 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The city of Cambridge, the county seat of Guernsey County, is located in central Cambridge Township.

Name and history

Cambridge Township was established in 1810.[4] It is the only Cambridge Township statewide.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[5] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Guernsey County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty (1911). History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Company. p. 284.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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